What color is #343322?

#343322 is a very dark, grayish yellow, closest to the named color Marshland. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #343322?

The RGB value is 52, 51, 34: 52 red, 51 green and 34 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #343322?

The complementary color is #222334, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #343322?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.64:1 and white text 12.78:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#343322 color

#343322 rgb(52, 51, 34)

Shades of gray

The hex color #343322 is a very dark, grayish yellow.

In the RGB color model it is made of 20.4% red, 20% green and 13.3% blue (52, 51, 34).

Its hue angle is 57°, with 21% saturation and 17% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 2% magenta, 35% yellow and 80% black.

The closest named color is Marshland (#2B2E26), a difference of 5.1 ΔE.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 12.78:1).

#343322 color codes

HEX	`#343322`
RGB	`rgb(52, 51, 34)`
RGB percent	`rgb(20.4%, 20%, 13.3%)`
HSL	`hsl(57, 21%, 17%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(57, 35%, 20%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 2%, 35%, 80%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(20.88, -2.92, 10.98)`
CIE LCH	`lch(20.88, 11.36, 104.9)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(2.889, 3.213, 1.981)`
Decimal	`3420962`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #343322, based on their position on the color wheel.

Complementary

The color opposite on the color wheel (180°). Strongest contrast.

Analogous

Neighbors 30° either side. Calm, natural combinations.

Split complementary

The two colors next to the complement (150° and 210°).

Triadic

Three colors evenly spaced, 120° apart.

Tetradic (square)

Four colors 90° apart.

Shades, tints and tones

Shades (darker, mixed with black)

Tints (lighter, mixed with white)

Tones (mixed with gray)

Contrast and accessibility

Text on #343322	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.64:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	12.78:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#343322 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	12.78:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.64:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

WCAG 2 asks for 4.5:1 for normal text (AA), 7:1 for AAA, and 3:1 for large text. Check other pairs.

Color blindness simulation

How #343322 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #343322; }
.text { color: #343322; }
.border { border: 2px solid #343322; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(52 51 34 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #343322, #2c3422); }

Background

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Questions

What color is #343322?: #343322 is a very dark, grayish yellow, closest to the named color Marshland. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #343322?: The RGB value is 52, 51, 34: 52 red, 51 green and 34 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #343322?: The complementary color is #222334, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #343322?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.64:1 and white text 12.78:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.